Run race ((orienteering)) 1:08:32 [4] *** 6.9 km (9:56 / km) +290m 8:12 / km
spiked:18/21c
WMOC second long qualifier. Did the necessary today with a generally conservative run - only needed to avoid major errors and did so, on an area which (in its first half) was steeper and more physical than yesterday. Only major time loss was perhaps 1.5 minutes on 13, on a combination of an unnecessarily wide route choice, drifting mid-leg and some hesitation in the circle. Was fairly cautious to make sure I knew what was up and what was down (not always easy on this map); will be interesting to see how I handle things with a more aggressive gear on Saturday. Steady physically but knew afterwards that I'd put in two pretty solid days.
Ended up qualifying 15th, at the head of a close bunch; will be happy if I can repeat that result on Saturday. To get to the top 10 will need an excellent run and probably some blowouts above me. Given that two weeks ago my goals were simply to make the two A finals, I'm reasonably happy with how the week has gone so far and feel as if I've got back to around where I was at nationals time last year, which is progress of a sort.